478
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.2M
Property damage
Hail in Gray County, Kansas: 478 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 5.5. That places the county #105 nationally and #20 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Gray County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Gray County is the 2000s, when 183 of the county's 478 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Gray County archive, hail makes up 55.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #105 for this hazard and #20 within Kansas, putting it in the 96.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Gray County with 160 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2025 | CIMARRON | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 18, 2025 | INGALLS | 1 | $0 |
| May 18, 2025 | INGALLS | 1 | $0 |
| May 1, 2025 | CIMARRON | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jul 8, 2024 | INGALLS | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2024 | INGALLS | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 18, 2024 | COPELAND | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 18, 2024 | COPELAND | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 20, 2023 | INGALLS | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jun 18, 2023 | CIMARRON | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Gray County
- Thunderstorm Wind 284
- Tornado 53
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Hail was accompanied by 70 to 90 mph winds and did extensive damage to vehicles, buildings, crops and wildlife. The largest stones were a bit bigger than a baseball with the majority golfball sized. At one location 2 miles southeast of Cimarron the siding was stripped off a house. Many fields of alfalfa and wheat were completely mowed down by the wind and hail. Numerous rabbits and birds were laying dead where cover had once stood. Also, there were 5 pivot irrigation sprinklers overturned and several trees uprooted. Trees that were not uprooted were completely stripped of leaves and even pine trees were stripped of their needles in some cases.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Gray County, Kansas?
478 hail events are recorded in Gray County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Gray County?
The strongest hail on record in Gray County measured 5.5.
Where does the hail data for Gray County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Hail in Gray County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/gray-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.